Paveway series guided bombs

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Paveway series guided bombs are laser-guided precision munitions designed to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of conventional unguided bombs against ground targets.

Aliases (15)
  • GBU-12 Paveway II ×1
  • GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs ×1
  • GBU-16 Paveway II ×1
  • GBU-24 Paveway III ×1
  • GBU-27 Paveway III ×1
  • GBU-28 Paveway III ×1
  • GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II ×1
  • GBU-58 Paveway II ×1
  • Paveway I ×1
  • Paveway II ×1
  • Paveway III ×1
  • Paveway IV ×1
  • Paveway IV (GBU-49/GBU-50 family) ×1
  • Paveway guided bombs ×1
  • Paveway laser-guided bombs ×1

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf guided bomb family
laser-guided munition
precision-guided munition
category air-dropped bomb
compatibleWith BLU-109 bomb
Mk 82 bomb
Mk 83 bomb
Mk 84 bomb
countryOfOrigin United States
designedTo improve accuracy of unguided bombs
increase effectiveness of conventional bombs
reduce circular error probable
developedBy Texas Instruments
exportedTo Israel
Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
multiple NATO countries
feature high accuracy compared to unguided bombs
modular guidance kit attached to standard bomb bodies
firstCombatUse Vietnam War
firstIntroduced late 1960s
guidanceKitComponents airfoil group
control fins
guidance computer
seeker head
guidanceType semi-active laser guidance
includesVariant GBU-10 Paveway II
GBU-12 Paveway II
GBU-16 Paveway II
GBU-24 Paveway III
GBU-27 Paveway III
GBU-28 Paveway III
Paveway I
Paveway II
Paveway III
Paveway IV
Paveway IV (GBU-49/GBU-50 family)
laterProducedBy Raytheon
launchedFrom attack aircraft
fighter aircraft
fixed-wing aircraft
primaryRole air-to-ground attack
requires laser designator
targetIlluminationBy airborne laser designator
ground-based laser designator
usedBy United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
usedFor precision strike against ground targets
usedInConflict Afghanistan War (post-2001)
Gulf War
Iraq War

Referenced by (17)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway I")
Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway II")
Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway III")
Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway IV")
Paveway series guided bombs ("GBU-24 Paveway III")
Paveway series guided bombs ("GBU-27 Paveway III")
Paveway series guided bombs ("GBU-28 Paveway III")
Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway IV (GBU-49/GBU-50 family)")
includesVariant
Mk 82 bomb ("GBU-12 Paveway II")
Mk 82 bomb ("GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II")
Mk 82 bomb ("GBU-58 Paveway II")
usedAsWarheadFor
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper ("GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs")
armament
Mk 83 bomb ("GBU-16 Paveway II")
canServeAsWarheadFor
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2
hasWeaponsCompatibility
CAPTOR radar ("Paveway guided bombs")
supportsWeapon
Typhoon FGR4
weaponCapability
Panavia Tornado GR4 ("Paveway laser-guided bombs")
weaponSystem

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